Extremely Poor South Sudan Signs New Deal With US Lobbyist To Remove Sanctions

South Sudan has signed a contract with a U.S. lobbying firm, after cancelling an earlier deal with the same company that drew criticism from...

How Rwanda is Becoming an African Tech Powerhouse

When most people think about Rwanda, what immediately comes to mind is genocide. Yes, in 1994, Rwanda, a country with two major ethnic group...

British Company Copyrights Kenya's National Anthem

Disturbing details have emerged indicating that the Kenyan National Anthem is copyrighted by a British music production company on American ...

My Ministers "Are Selfish and Only Think About Themselves", Says Uganda President

President Museveni of Uganda yesterday described his ministers as "sleepy and selfish" people who do not listen and do not act on...

Kenya Offers to Train Congo's Civil Servants

enya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated his government’s support to president Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, o...

Ethiopia Secures the Release of Billionaire Arrested By Saudi Arabia in 2017

Ethiopian state broadcaster and the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday confirmed the release of a Saudi-Ethiopian businessman Mohammed ...

Germany's Volkswagen Signs Transformative Partnership Agreement With Ethiopia

Volkswagen brand continues its engagement in emerging countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the presence of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President...

How Well Do You Know Djibouti in East Africa?

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Italian clothing giant opens factory in Ethiopia's Tigray region

An Italian clothing manufacturer has opened its first factory in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray regional state . The factory located in the reg...

Kidnapped Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji found

The 43-year-old Tanzanian dollar billionaire Mohammed Dewji (pictured) who was kidnapped 10 days ago in Dar es Salaam has been found. His u...

Kenya to Convene Third Round of South Sudan Peace Negotiations

Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta will convene the third session of face-to-face meetings between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel l...

Eritrean president in Saudi Arabia, holds bilateral talks with King Salman

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki on Monday (July 23) arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for an official visit having departed the capital As...

East African Court of Justice rules Tanzania newspaper ban illegal

The East African Court of Justice has ruled that Tanzania must annul the publication ban placed on a local weekly newspaper two years ago. ...

Several people killed in blast at rally supporting new Ethiopian leader

Several people were killed and injured in an explosion at a rally attended by thousands in Addis Ababa on Saturday, Ethiopia’s new Prime Min...

Ethiopians worried about internet censorship

Ethiopian officials have restricted internet access in major cities across the country. Millions of Ethiopians living outside the capital A...

Rwanda’s President Kagame appoints new finance minister, reshuffles cabinet

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame appointed Uzziel Ndagijimana as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle, his office said. Kagame swept to a...

Outrage in Kenya as police officer caught on video brutalizing civilian

Police in Kenya are investigating an incident of a man in police uniform who was caught on camera stepping on the neck and head of a civili...

Rwanda to get faster drone models for commercial deliveries

The drone delivery company Zipline Inc, which operates blood supplies delivery in Rwanda , has released the fastest type of commercial dron...

Abiy Ahmed is new Prime Minister of Ethiopia and head of EPRDF's Oromo bloc

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected a new leader in the person of Dr. Abiy Ahmed. He will eventually become Prime Minister of Ethiopia....

Sudan, Qatar to sign $4 billion deal to manage Red Sea port - ministry

Sudan and Qatar will sign a $4 billion agreement to jointly develop the Red Sea port of Suakin off Sudan’s coast, Sudanese media quoted Tr...